From: EXECSEC
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 7:30 AM
To: Dockets, FDA
Subject: FW: Betty Martini, Mission Possible-aspartame
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From: McAuliffe, Benilda C
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 1:06 PM
To: EXECSEC
Subject: FW: Betty Martini, Mission Possible-aspartame
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From: Avalongb@aol.com [SMTP:Avalongb@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 10:15 PM
To: JHENNEY@oc.fda.gov; bmcaulif@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Att: Betty Martini, Mission Possible-aspartame
Dear Betty,
I have been on your e-mail groups list now for several months. I want to
personally thank you for all that you are doing and have done for those of us
who suffer so much. You are the most energetic, proactive person that I have
ever encountered.
We can't let the FDA adulterate our yogurt and milk any more that they have
already allowed. Cassein, whey protein, and milk solids are processed and
thereby contain free glutamic acid. Free glutamic acid, like aspartic acid is
an excitotoxin! More destruction of our brains and the brains of our
children. I support your effort to stop this attempt.
My own situation is bad. Not only am I extremely sensitive to Aspartame but
also MSG, the other excitotoxin. For me it is a nightmare. Of course I get
the normal symptoms: a-fib, diarrhea, headache, swollen tonge, bleeding gums,
high blood pressure, etc., but I get the most horrible rashes. When people
see me they think that I have been severly burned! It literally looks like I
have been burned in a fire. Terrible red, oozing blisters, swollen red closed
eyes that look like I have been beaten. I have pictures if you are interested
and all who know me are aware that my problem is excitotoxins. If you need
someone with a strong will and a clear understanding of the dangers of
excitotoxins on your side...that's me. It is so terribly sad to not be able
to eat what others eat, to not be able to shop where others shop. I
could go on and on with my experiences relating to the chemical poisoning of
our food supply. The sodium phosphates and lactates, and citrates that are
now in almost everything we eat, give me the same symptoms as
excitotoxins....maybe even worse. If I drink milk or eat milk products from
cows fed feed with the bovine growth hormone rBST, I go into a state of
uncontrollable chills and then "go to sleep" for 3-4 hours. When I awake it
is like I have been drugged and I don't recover until the next day.
I want to help your cause. Let me know what I can do. I'm ready to go on
Oprah or whatever to stop the government from allowing the continued
poisoning of its citizens. I live in Mesa, AZ, a suburb of Phoenix. Today I
went to an all day meeting of our local realtors association where they
served lunch (we had to stay for lunch as the meeting went through lunch). As
I got in the line I knew there would be nothing for me to eat. And I was
right. For drinks, there were cokes and diet cokes, while the meal was
barbecued beef on rolls with various flavored chips on the side. MSG, MSG,
L-cystein, anti-fungal agents, Aspartame, etc......no water, nothing to eat
or drink. How can we stop this? people are so hooked on these excitotoxins.
So many of my friends can hardly move due to either arthritis or fibromyalgia
or ailments that they can't identify. This is so wrong.
Once again, I commend you for your efforts. Thank you for caring about your
fellow humans. If only our government would share your concern.
Regards,
Gerry Bush